A visual colorimetric detection strategy is reported for total antioxidant capacity(TAC)assay by using 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine(TMB)oxidation as chromogenic substrate based on gold nanoparticle-decorated...A visual colorimetric detection strategy is reported for total antioxidant capacity(TAC)assay by using 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine(TMB)oxidation as chromogenic substrate based on gold nanoparticle-decorated MoSe_(2) nanosheets(Au@MoSe_(2)).Au@MoSe_(2) nanostructures exhibit high peroxidase-like activity and can catalyze H_(2)O_(2)to oxidize TMB.Based on inhibition effect of ascorbic acid(AA)on TMB oxidation,a facile and sensitive colorimetric method was developed for AA detection.Under optimal conditions,the proposed method showed a sensitivity for AA in a concentration range from 2 to 120μM and limit of detection was 0.41μM.Furthermore,the method was employed for TAC assay in actual samples,including commercial beverages and vitamin C tablets.This work represents a model in nanostructure design and will lead to further development of TAC assay in evaluation of antioxidant food quality.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21804050 and 22004032)Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(No.2021JJ20020).
文摘A visual colorimetric detection strategy is reported for total antioxidant capacity(TAC)assay by using 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine(TMB)oxidation as chromogenic substrate based on gold nanoparticle-decorated MoSe_(2) nanosheets(Au@MoSe_(2)).Au@MoSe_(2) nanostructures exhibit high peroxidase-like activity and can catalyze H_(2)O_(2)to oxidize TMB.Based on inhibition effect of ascorbic acid(AA)on TMB oxidation,a facile and sensitive colorimetric method was developed for AA detection.Under optimal conditions,the proposed method showed a sensitivity for AA in a concentration range from 2 to 120μM and limit of detection was 0.41μM.Furthermore,the method was employed for TAC assay in actual samples,including commercial beverages and vitamin C tablets.This work represents a model in nanostructure design and will lead to further development of TAC assay in evaluation of antioxidant food quality.
